The Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida is seeking an instructor to teach two courses during spring semester, 2007. =20
=20 The two courses are: =20 WIS 4203 C Introduction to Landscape Ecology (3 credit hrs). This is an undergraduate course and part of a three course block; undergraduates majors in wildlife must take at least two of these three classes. The class emphasizes application of GIS applications of managing natural resources at the landscape scale. =20 WIS 6426 Landscape Ecology and Management for Biodiversity Conservation (4 credit hours). This graduate-level course is central to the educational background and research of most of our graduate students. Students taking this class become adept at quantitative modeling applications of ecological data within a landscape spatial scale and at short and long-term temporal scales. =20 =20 We have funding to pay the instructor $7,000 per course for each of the courses. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, names and contact information for three references, and a CV. The letter of interest should include a brief statement of teaching philosophy, disciplinary expertise, interest and experience with teaching, and any thoughts about approaches to teaching the class. =20 Application materials should be sent electronically to me at the Email address provided below. Applications will be considered until a suitable, highly qualified applicant is found. =20 Thanks for your help in identifying a suitable instructor. =20 John P. Hayes Department Chair Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall PO Box 110430 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-0430 Office: (352) 846-0552 Fax: (352) 392-6984 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <blocked::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=20